Why individuals seek diverse opinions (or why they don't)

• Main Authors: AN, Jisun, QUERCIA, Daniele, CROWCROFT, Jon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Databases and Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/6861; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/7864/viewcontent/Why_Individuals_Seek_Diverse_Opinions_or_Why_They_Don_t.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Fact checking has been hard enough to do in traditional settings, but, as news consumption is moving on the Internet and sources multiply, it is almost unmanageable. To solve this problem, researchers have created applications that expose people to diverse opinions and, as a result, expose them to b...